• Job Description

  Req#: uw60GtwWFRrW
  Project Overview:
  
  100% Remote Anywhere in the USA - Start Date June 1 st
  
  Contract Opportunity - $75-85/hour W2
  
  Our client is undergoing a large-scale migration from SAP SuccessFactors to Workday and is seeking a highly organized and technical Workday Project Manager to lead the cutover planning and execution process. The organization is currently over-leveraging their training team and needs a dedicated PM resource focused specifically on the cutover and go-live coordination efforts.
  
  This individual will own the detailed execution planning across all phases of the rollout, helping manage activities week-by-week, day-by-day, and eventually hour-by-hour during the critical go-live window. This person will serve as a key liaison across HR, IT, executive leadership, and advisory groups to ensure all workstreams stay aligned and on schedule.
  
  Deployment Timeline:
  
  • First Wave: June 10
  • Second Wave: July 14
  • Soft Go-Live: August 14
  • Public Go-Live: September 9
  • Hypercare Support: A few weeks post go-live depending on technical capability
  
  
  Workday Modules / Scope
  
  • Workday Core HCM
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Optimization
  • Advanced Compensation
  • Prism Analytics
  • Learning
  • Onboarding
  • Approximately 50 integrations
  
  
  Required Experience / Skill Set
  
  • Strong experience leading Workday cutover and go-live activities
  • Proven background managing enterprise-scale HRIS or Workday implementations
  • Ability to build detailed cutover plans and execution timelines
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders including HR, IT, and executive leadership
  • Comfortable operating in executive steering committee and advisory meetings
  • Experience managing dependencies across multiple Workday modules and integrations
  • Ability to track communications, readiness activities, and deployment milestones
  • Strong technical understanding of Workday ecosystem and integrations
  
  
  Preferred Experience
  
  • Previous SuccessFactors to Workday migration experience
  • Hypercare/post go-live support experience
  • Experience supporting large global or enterprise organizations
  • Familiarity with Workday Prism and Advanced Compensation
  
  
  Typical Day to Day (Tasks & Responsibilities)
  
  • Build and manage detailed cutover execution plans
  • Coordinate readiness activities across business and technical teams
  • Track communications and deployment milestones with local HR teams
  • Lead daily cutover coordination meetings
  • Manage escalation paths and risk mitigation activities
  • Facilitate executive and advisory-level status discussions
  • Oversee go-live execution planning down to hourly activities during deployment windows
  • Coordinate with integration teams to ensure deployment readiness
  • Support hypercare planning and stabilization efforts post go-live
  
  
  Additional Notes
  
  • This person will become the dedicated cutover lead resource
  • Strong communication and organizational leadership are critical
  • Technical understanding is important, especially for hypercare support potential
  • High visibility role with executive exposure

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